We'll miss you Grandma...

Today my family attends a funeral to mourn the loss of Gladys Rouleau, a wonderful grandma, great grandma, great great grandma, mother, sister and friend of many. Last week, my mom's mother passed away days short of her 94th birthday, in a battle against Alzheimer's. Today is a day of mourning, but at the same time, the suffering is over, and we are thankful for that, as Grandma is in a better place now.

The mother of 7 kids, in everything you'd expect from a picture perfect loving, caring, nurturing grandmother who always put family ahead of herself, it is truly a sad day, as grandma is the last of my grandparents to pass away. So many memories. So many stories of hard times raising the kids, while granddad was out working on the railroad to provide for a large family of hungry mouths. Times that we cannot imagine in today's world. I only wish that I had asked her more about her childhood, and learned more about the good times and the bad times, and her road of life.

As family travels in for the funeral, and come together to share memories and share pictures of a truly wonderful person, I am in awe of how much love everyone had for grandma, and how much she will be missed by so many people. Sometimes you don't realize what you've lost until it's too late...Take time to give someone you care about a hug, and tell them you love them.

Grandma, I'll miss you. We'll all miss you.